Uh, oh. It appears I wasn't doing my homework before ordering. I finally broke down and ordered the OC patent leather 3/4 shoes on-line about two weeks ago. They were on sale for $49.95, with $13.80 for S&H, for a total of $63.75. I wonder what S&H would've been if I had called instead.
On a positive note however, the order was placed on a Wed., and the package was on my doorstep the following Monday. And, to top it off, everything was there - the laces, the soles, 1 left and 1 right...